2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election

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2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election
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  2019 December 13, 2022

Riding of Kirkfield Park
Turnout36.48%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Candidate Kevin Klein Logan Oxenham Rhonda Nichol
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal
Popular vote2,3562,1961,741
Percentage37.03%34.51%27.36%
SwingDecrease2.svg 13.33%Increase2.svg 8.83%Increase2.svg 11.69%

Manitoba 2018 Kirkfield Park.svg
A map of Winnipeg's provincial ridings, showing
Kirkfield Park highlighted in red.

MLA before election

Scott Fielding
Progressive Conservative

Elected MLA

Kevin Klein [1]
Progressive Conservative

The 2022 Kirkfield Park provincial by-election was held on December 13, 2022.

Contents

Background

The by-election was triggered after MLA Scott Fielding resigned from the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council of Manitoba. [2] The election date was set on November 23, 2022. [3]

Kevin Klein was declared the winner of the election. [1]

Candidates

Four candidates registered: [4]

Results

Advance voting began on December 3. [6]

Manitoba provincial by-election, December 13, 2022: Kirkfield Park
Resignation of Scott Fielding
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Kevin Klein 2,35737.04–13.32
New Democratic Logan Oxenham 2,19634.51+8.82
Liberal Rhonda Nichol1,74127.36+11.68
Green Dennis Bayomi701.10–7.19
Total valid votes6,36499.86
Total rejected ballots110.17–0.58
Turnout6,37536.50–24.75
Eligible voters17,468
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –11.07
Source: Elections Manitoba [7]

Previous results

2019 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Scott Fielding 5,44550.36–1.8$48,691.89
New Democratic Kurt Morton2,77725.68–4.5$2,920.83
Liberal Ernie Nathaniel1,69515.68+6.2$4,443.68
Green Dennis Bayomi8968.29+0.4$0.00
Total valid votes10,81399.25
Total rejected ballots820.75
Turnout10,89561.25
Eligible voters17,789
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.3

^ Change is from redistributed results

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kevin Klein elected in Kirkfield Park; keeps seat for PCS". December 14, 2022.
  2. Scott Fielding [@MinFielding] (June 6, 2022). "After 15 years of public service at both the provincial & municipal level of government, I've made the decision to not seek re-election & retire from politics" (Tweet). Retrieved June 6, 2022 via Twitter.
  3. Posted, Cody Sellar. "Premier calls by-election in Kirkfield Park". Our Communities. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. Posted, Danielle Da Silva. "Kirkfield Park a challenge for Tories". Brandon Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  5. "Kevin Klein to seek Manitoba PC nod for Kirkfield Park byelection following mayoral loss – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. "How Kirkfield Park's byelection could preview next year's provincial election". Winnipeg. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. "2022 KIRKFIELD PARK BYELECTION RESULTS". Elections Manitoba . Retrieved December 21, 2022.